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BELGIUM – Confectionery company Ferrero has informed Belgian authorities about the detection of Salmonella at its factory site in Arlon, previously associated with a significant Salmonella outbreak in 2022. While the exact timeline of the discovery and communication with authorities remains unclear, it is yet to be determined if the detected Salmonella strain is the same as the one responsible…
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BELGIUM – Following the reorganization of Tomra Food into two business areas, Tomra Fresh Food and Tomra Processed Food, in early 2021, the company has appointed Paul Slupecki as Senior Vice President, Head of TOMRA Fresh Food. TOMRA Fresh Food is the global leader in integrated packhouse solutions for fresh fruit and vegetables. These solutions include sorting, grading, peeling, analytical,…
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BELGIUM – After no issues were discovered during the initial clearance period, Ferrero, which was recently involved in a Salmonella fiasco, has been given the go-ahead to continue with its manufacturing operations. The company disclosed that the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) in Belgium has granted it final approval for manufacturing at the factory in…
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BELGIUM – Starting next month, Barry Callebaut will recommence production at its Wieze Belgium factory that was recently involved in a Salmonella contamination incident. According to the company, cleaning of the chocolate lines affected by the Salmonella-positive lecithin is currently in progress. This will see the first cleaned lines restart operation in early August, with a gradual ramp-up to full…
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BELGIUM – Chocolate giant Barry Callebaut, has confirmed Salmonella Tennessee as the type of Salmonella behind the Wieze plant closure. The contaminated raw material came from a lecithin manufacturer in Hungary and was transported by a third party. The lecithin involved is only used at this site. On June 27, Barry Callebaut detected a Salmonella positive on a production lot…
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BELGIUM – Production has come to a stand still at the premises of Belgian-Swiss cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut, after detecting Salmonella in samples of its chocolate products. Analysis at the company’s Wieze site identified Lecithin, an ingredient used in chocolate production to reduce thickness as the source of contamination hence seized production in all the processing lines.…
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BELGIUM – Ferrero, a popular chocolate maker recently involved in an international Salmonella outbreak, has received conditional approval from the Belgian food safety agency, to resume operations at its Arlon, Belgium, plant. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) suspended operations at the factory in April, which led to the recall of all products in the…
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BELGIUM – The federal authorities in Belgium have granted permission to perform three new field trials with genome-edited maize to confirm that these maize plants are more resilient to climate stress and better digestible when exposed to actual field conditions. The effects of climate change have a major impact on agriculture. Crops are subjected to more prolonged periods of drought…
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BELGIUM – Brussels has purposed to implement the cold treatment regulation for South African oranges before the start of the southern hemisphere export season, which is in just a few weeks. Brussels’ firmness on cold treatment and its immediate application are evident in the letter that the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, sent to reply to the…
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BELGIUM – Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to realize the circular economy for styrenic polymers, has filed its second application for the European Union (EU) authorization of mechanically recycled polystyrene (rPS) as food contact material. SCS now has two submissions to be assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Both cover the same multiple end-consumer applications,…
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